Paul Nixon Wicketkeeper Paul Nixon has signed a new contract with Leicestershire. Nixon, who played for England during the World Cup earlier this year, has been made club captain after agreeing a three-year deal. All-rounder Jim Allenby has also signed a two-year contract, while senior coach Tim Boon will stay at Grace Road until 2010 […]

Paul Collingwood Paul Collingwood has been unveiled as England’s new one-day captain and will lead a new-look squad into next week’s series against West Indies. The 31-year-old Durham all-rounder was widely expected to be named as the successor to Michael Vaughan, who announced his decision to step down on Monday. “The selectors believe that Paul’s […]

England’s new ODI leader: Paul Collingwood Paul Collingwood has been confirmed as England’s new one-day captain and will lead a new-look squad including two uncapped players into next week’s series against West Indies. The 31-year-old Durham all-rounder was officially appointed as the successor to Michael Vaughan, who earlier this week resigned to concentrate on Test […]

Paul Collingwood England are set to unveil Paul Collingwood as their new one-day captain – hoping he can succeed where others have failed. The selection panel will almost certainly name all-rounder Collingwood as the successor to Michael Vaughan. Collingwood’s long-term goals will be to mould a team capable of competing at next year’s ICC Champions […]

Shane Warne believes the absence of Marcus Trescothick has been a major factor in England’s poor one-day form. The Somerset batsman has been one of England’s most consistent batsmen in both forms of the game since his debut in 2000. However, a stress-related illness cut short his tour of India last year and he returned […]

Marcus Trescothick Australia bowler Shane Warne believes the absence of Marcus Trescothick has been a major factor in England’s poor one-day form. The Somerset batsman has been one of England’s most consistent batsmen in both forms of the game since his debut in 2000. However, a stress-related illness cut short his tour of India last […]

Kevin Pietersen England lost star batsman Kevin Pietersen among seven wickets as they made a conservative start to their must-win World Cup clash with South Africa at Kensington Oval. Defeat would send Michael Vaughan’s team crashing out of the competition while victory would put them in the box seat for a semi-final place. England gambled […]

Michael Vaughan England averted a possible World Cup humiliation by scraping to an unconvincing four-wicket win over Bangladesh to retain a tenuous hold on their hopes of progressing further in the tournament. Successive defeats by Sri Lanka and Australia left England needing to win their remaining three matches to have any hope of qualifying for […]

Michael Vaughan England’s seamers finally broke Bangladesh’s resistance to stay on course for a resounding Super Eight victory and keep their hopes of reaching the World Cup semi-finals alive. Needing victory in their final three matches against Bangladesh, South Africa and West Indies to stand a chance of reaching the last four, England needed a […]

Michael Vaughan England overcame some shoddy fielding to obliterate Bangladesh’s top order in their Super Eight contest at Kensington Oval. Failures to hold on to catching chances led to two of the quintet of early successes as Bangladesh struggled to 63 for five after 15 overs. Teenager Tamim Iqbal displayed his liking for full-blooded strokes […]

Paul Nixon Paul Nixon is confident England can bounce back from their Sri Lanka heartbreak and inflict Australia’s first defeat of the 2007 World Cup. The Leicestershire wicketkeeper played a key role in transforming England’s fortunes during the recent Commonwealth Bank Series success Down Under, helping them complete three straight victories over the world champions. […]

Essex all-rounder Ravi Bopara has shown rich promise in the World Cup Ravi Bopara’s exceptional effort in the last-ball thriller of a defeat to Sri Lanka has won him rave reviews from fellow players. Defeat in the Super Eight contest at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium appeared inevitable when the pair came together at 133 for […]

Michael Vaughan Captain Michael Vaughan is predicting England can pick themselves up from their heartbreaking defeat against Sri Lanka and reach the World Cup semi-finals. Wednesday night’s two-run defeat in the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium – after man-of-the-match Ravi Bopara was bowled off the last ball needing three to win – leaves England as firm […]

England show their frustration as they were just edged out by Sri Lanka England’s two newest members of their one-day squad came within one shot of clinching a memorable victory over Sri Lanka after a dramatic finale to their Super Eight showdown. Chasing Sri Lanka’s 235 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, England looked on […]

Paul Collingwood Paul Collingwood continued his rich vein of form to propel England towards a competitive total and keep them on course for their first victory of the Super Eights against Ireland. The Durham all-rounder, who has been man of the match in three of his past six one-day internationals, hit a sparkling 90 off […]

Paul Collingwood England recovered from a shaky start against the part-timers of Ireland to post a competitive target in the Super Eight match at the Providence Stadium. Deciding to bat first against Ireland needing victory to launch their Super Eight campaign, England lost early wickets to 6ft 8in Derbyshire recruit Boyd Rankin and then struggled […]

England’s new-look bowling attack struggled to find their ruthless touch as they searched for the victory over Kenya which would seal their place in the last eight of the World Cup. Despite shuffling around their resources to make two changes to their line-up, England once again struggled to polish off lesser-known opposition in their final […]

Paul Nixon Paul Nixon is backing Andrew Flintoff to lead a united effort among England’s disgraced stars to bounce back and make their mark on the World Cup. All-rounder Flintoff was the most high-profile casualty of the late-night drinking spree, which resulted in six players and two members of the backroom staff being fined for […]